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by Andrew
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: 3D Printing
Topic: Tan-y-Bwlch Water Tower - Finished ( I think!)
Replies: 27
Views: 11936

Re: Tan-y-Bwlch Water Tower - Finished ( I think!)

Absolutely lovely! Such a great finish...
by Andrew
Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Wallingford Industrial Railway Ltd - 4 January 2024 - Inside storage shed
Replies: 23
Views: 3879

Re: Wallingford Industrial Railway Ltd - 4 January 2024 - Inside storage shed

Thank you both! The traverser idea sounds intriguing, but this will be on a scenic (ish!) part of the layout, so probably not what I'm after. Thank you though! It does make me wonder whether there would be just enough room to have just one entrance (reducing point costs and curvature issues) by putt...
by Andrew
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Sandstone & Termite
Replies: 110
Views: 70065

Re: Sandstone & Termite

Lovely stuff, thankyou - it's always a pleasure to see operations on your line...

Andrew.
by Andrew
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Wallingford Industrial Railway Ltd - 4 January 2024 - Inside storage shed
Replies: 23
Views: 3879

Re: Wallingford Industrial Railway Ltd - 4 January 2024 - Inside storage shed

Thanks chaps, I'll give it some more thought... Do either of you recall roughly how far from the bottom of the until the floor sits? And yes, I'd be propelling whole trains in there, already coupled. I need to think about pointwork - if I have to buy new that will significantly add to the cost, and ...
by Andrew
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: Videos
Topic: Wallingford Industrial Railway Ltd - 4 January 2024 - Inside storage shed
Replies: 23
Views: 3879

Re: Wallingford Industrial Railway Ltd - 4 January 2024 - Inside storage shed

Thanks for the video! All this has got me thinking... Over the coming months, we need to repair/replace the deck which stands above Penlan station on my line. While we're at it, we'll probably remove the wood store - we live in a built up area, so barely light the stove these days due to the growing...
by Andrew
Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Camera Vehicle
Replies: 17
Views: 2482

Re: Camera Vehicle

I wonder if a bit of soft (spongy foam) padding might absorb the vibrations. :scratch: I used that in my one and only bit of "driver's eye view" filming. Alas, the vehicle itself is not one of the most elegant ever to have graced these pages: https://gardenrails.org/forum/download/file.ph...
by Andrew
Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:31 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Wallingford Industrial Railway Ltd - 4 January 2024 - Inside storage shed
Replies: 23
Views: 3879

Re: Wallingford Industrial Railway Ltd - 4 January 2024 - Inside storage shed

That looks great! I'm jealous though. I had a storage shed once (well, some sidings in the usual garden shed), but that was lost when we extended the house and I really miss it - setting up a run takes longer and stock gets damaged in the process. Good idea to standardise type and height of coupling...
by Andrew
Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
Replies: 272
Views: 124248

Re: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan

Lovely! And plenty of BR Standard features, I reckon.

Lined black?
by Andrew
Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
Replies: 3350
Views: 1080450

Re: Time to build a railway...but where?

I had a few pages to catch up on here - what a fantastic beast that is! Congratulations Peter!

Looking forward to photos/video of it at the head of a long train come the spring...
by Andrew
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Yr Hen Felin & Yr Orsaf Newydd
Replies: 297
Views: 51250

Re: Yr Hen Felin & Yr Orsaf Newydd

FWLR wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2024 7:58 am that little milk van looks perfect with them also.
I agree! The whole rake is lovely.

And well done for getting outside to play trains, despite the weather!
by Andrew
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Replies: 759
Views: 324584

Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Interested to hear about the Kerr Stuart. I've requested the book about KS narrow gauge diesels as my birthday present and am planning to find something in it to go with a soundcard I bought off eBay. These days, my loco builds seem more related to what bargains I find on eBay. Ooh, I reckon a KS w...
by Andrew
Tue Jan 02, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
Replies: 36
Views: 11510

Re: Daisy, Daisy...

Hello again! The Regner project made a decent step forward over the Christmas Holidays with the completion (well, nearly) of the lining: Lined Daisy 1.jpg Lined Daisy 2.jpg Lined Daisy 3.jpg It doesn't bear close inspection, but (to my eye anyway!) it looks very acceptable from a usual viewing dista...
by Andrew
Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Replies: 759
Views: 324584

Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Afternoon all! Firstly, apologies for my absence of late. Life's been busy, but the Christmas break has seen me find some time for my hobby - including my traditional New Year's Day run. I usually opt for steam power at New Year but, for various reasons, my little RH "Hercules" was the onl...
by Andrew
Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:28 pm
Forum: 3D Printing
Topic: Tan-y-Bwlch Water Tower - Finished ( I think!)
Replies: 27
Views: 11936

Re: Building Tan-y-Bwlch Water Tower

That's looking very good indeed! The stonework looks excellent.

I'll be watching the detail go on with interest. It might even inspire me to have a go - after 35 years of garden railway-ing my poor locos STILL can't get a drink...
by Andrew
Mon Dec 25, 2023 5:26 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 10
Views: 1864

Re: Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!

Sorry, I've not been here much of late, lots going on, but I'm looking forward to catching up - and maybe getting some modelling done - over the next week or so...
by Andrew
Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
Replies: 3350
Views: 1080450

Re: Time to build a railway...but where?

I like that A LOT!

Love the chains in particular, and the grimy finish too...
by Andrew
Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: A note from Anne (FWLR)
Replies: 20
Views: 4133

Re: A note from Anne (FWLR)

I was thinking we hadn't heard much from Rod lately... :(

Thanks for letting us know Peter, and do pass on our best wishes if you get the chance.

Andrew
by Andrew
Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:32 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: N&BLR Ongoing Projects thread
Replies: 47
Views: 16012

Re: N&BLR Ongoing Projects thread

Beautiful work!
by Andrew
Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
Replies: 36
Views: 11510

Re: Daisy, Daisy...

I think you might be over-estimating my expertise here chaps, but I'll gladly give it a try - as I say, it might take a few weeks... In the meantime, I got started using Ian Stock's article on the old Garden Railway Realism wiki:[http://gardenrailwayrealism.pbworks.com/w/page/13270143/Lining%20locom...
by Andrew
Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:17 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
Replies: 3350
Views: 1080450

Re: Time to build a railway...but where?

When I drew up this wagon for Andrew, he gave me the chassis dims, which from memory he measured from another wagon, so are probably not accurate for this particular vehicle. However the footprint of my wagon is 118 x 64mm ie 7ft4 1/2" x 4ft 0" My body measures at 32.55mm but I don't have...